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Tumour locations of patients undergoing brain biopsy.
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Multi-focal | 20 | |
| Butterfly | 18 | |
| Involving two lobes | 23 | |
| Single lobe | Left-sided, n (%) | |
| Frontal | 30 | 16 (53%) |
| Parietal | 22 | 8 (36%) |
| Temporal | 32 | 22 (69%) |
| Occipital | 3 | 1 (33%) |
| Deep seated | ||
| Insula | 13 | |
| Thalamus | 9 | |
| Basal ganglia | 7 | |
| Deep white matter (cingulum, centrum semiovale) | 5 | |
| Periventricular | 4 | |
| Ventricular | 2 | |
| Eloquent areas | ||
| Motor strip | 4 | |
| Somatosensory cortex | 1 | |
| Other | ||
| Brainstem | 3 | |
| Falx | 1 | |
| Cerebellum | 1 | |
| Total | 198 | |
